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Genealogy, family lore, memoirs, and so forth.

Happy birthday and anniversary Franz Xavier Boeding

Franz Xavier Boeding was born on January 12, 1796 in Neunkirchen, Germany. Franz is the great grandfather of one of Walt’s cousins.

Happy birthday Opal Marie Stetler Brehm

Opal Marie Stetler was born on January 5, 1919, to Chancey and Grace Davis Stetler in Venedocia, Ohio. Opal married Walt’s second cousin, Harold Brehm.

Christmas joy to all! Ornaments on the tree!

We have talked a fair bit about holiday traditions on the blog. Traditions are a part of family history. One tradition at our house is putting up the tree. We have a lot of ornaments from our families that go up on the tree every year.

Decoding a sugar cookie recipe

Last year, I posted about making cookies around Christmas time. This year one of the cousins shared a recipe that is supposed to be Grandma Link’s recipe. Of course, we made sugar cookies this weekend.

Happy birthday cousin Andrew Dingman!

Andrew Joseph Dingman was born on December 15, 1913 in West Point to Herman and Bernadine Mueller Dingman. He is a distant cousin of Walt’s through the Wellman side of the family.

Happy birthday cousin Herman Wellman

Herman Wellman was born on December 8, 1914 to Gerhard and Mary Reuter Wellman in West Point, Iowa. Herman is Walt’s 2nd cousin twice removed.

Happy anniversary Reuben and Genevieve Linderman

Reuben Linderman and Genevieve Boeding were married on December 1, 1939 in Mobridge, South Dakota. Genevieve is Walt’s 1st cousin once removed.

Christmas Letters and Family History

Hope our US readers had a good Thanksgiving! Once Thanksgiving is over, most people turn their thoughts to the next holiday. And there are bunches in the next few weeks, Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa among others. So what does this have to do with family history? Obviously there are many traditions, like the cookies we talked about last year.

Happy Birthday Herman Lohman!

Herman Bernard Lohman was born on November 17, 1908 to John and Mary Snaadt Lohman. He was born in West Point, Iowa. He married Germaine Wellman, Georgina Link Hoel’s cousin.

The Loss of a Little Cousin – Leona Link

On November 10th, 1911, Leona link died at the age of 9 months. She was the daughter of Eustace and Mary Strothman Link. Leona was Walt’s first cousin twice removed.

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